Huang Han said: "What can I do if the Dongnu army doesn't leave?" It's a pity that our army can only watch them carry a large number of Han people and carry a lot of food and materials back to the north, but they are helpless. ”

Liu Zhilun asked, "Can't our army try to pursue?" ”

"The riding skills of Jiannu and Tartar are really good, our cavalry is really not comparable, if the pursuit is too risky, it will be counterattacked if it is not done well, it is best not to take risks."

"Alas! Many of the Ming people will become slaves of Dongnu, which will greatly increase the strength of the enemy. ”

"No way, we have done our best, we have rescued tens of thousands of people, Lord Liu should not blame himself, after all, you can't control the overall situation."

"It is a great and civilized state, but it has been trampled on by those vulgar barbarians, and this official can't lead 100,000 heroes to Liaodong to take back all those Ming people."

Liu Zhilun, an angry young man in his early thirties, was a little whimsical, Huang Han was funny in his heart, the last Ming Dynasty was beaten by Jiannu, and never took the initiative to launch a large-scale attack, even if the imperial court could give Liu Zhilun 100,000 horses, if he went to Liaodong, he would have no return for meat buns and dogs.

Huang Han could only comfort: "Adults are worried about the country and the people, they are really a model for my generation, don't worry, we are still young, start with you and me and accumulate slowly, and one day we will let Jiannu return a tooth for a tooth." ”

At this time, there was a commotion outside the city, and Pei Daneng, who had been promoted to the chief flag officer, ran back and forth: "My lord, there are more than 200 young people from outside the city, they are all ordinary people from Zunhua North, and more than a dozen of them are from Pisces Village, and they want to ask the adults to take them in and join the 'Red Flag Army'." ”

There were also hundreds of people who took the initiative to come all the way to ask to be soldiers, Liu Zhilun felt so fresh, and said, "Oh? And such a good thing? General Huang, let's take a look! ”

It was the "Red Banner Army" that gave the people four or five thousand stone wheat and a lot of supplies after winning the battle in Zunhuabei.

The news that Qiao Dashan and more than a dozen other men from Pisces Village were preparing to join the army soon spread in the mountains, and many sturdy and martial arts young men took the initiative to contact and ask to find the "Red Flag Army" together.

Huang Han just appeared in the city gate building, Qiao Dashan, Qiao Yunsong, Li Erxiao and others immediately took the lead and knelt down, and more than 200 strong men knew that it was the "Red Banner Army" Lord who was coming.

Qiao Dashan said loudly: "Lord Huang, the small one yearns for the 'Red Flag Army', and today brings two hundred and sixty-seven heroes, they are all innocent and kind people, everyone has endless strength, half of them have practiced guns and sticks, and the small ones dare to vouch for everyone, and I implore the adults to take them in." ”

Huang Han's Yongping Mansion garrison has long been seriously overstaffed, how can he beckon these many soldiers again in front of Liu Zhilun now.

He said: "All of you fellow villagers voluntarily join the 'Red Banner Army' and welcome the officer, why is our army already full of soldiers and no soldiers, if you are willing, I don't know if you are willing to serve as a miscellaneous soldier for the time being?" ”

Hearing that they couldn't be the majestic "Red Flag Army", Qiao Yunsong, Li Erxiao and other young people were extremely disappointed.

Qiao Dashan, who did not give up, asked: "Lord Huang, I don't know what this miscellaneous army soldier is?" ”

Huang Han said: "I am in charge of three full meals a day, I am paid 20 wen every day, and I have to participate in various military training every day. ”

If there are not enough troops, can't you engage in reserves? Huang Han is relatively wealthy now anyway, so at this time, he struck while the iron was hot and took in some good men to accompany the army, and trained them with the standard of soldiers.

The men in the city understood, and it turned out that they were short of military rations, a small amount of military salaries, and training while working, which was no problem at all.

Qiao Dashan said on the spot: "Lord Huang, the little one volunteered to become a miscellaneous soldier with the 'Red Flag Army', please take it in!" ”

Huang Han said loudly to all the young and middle-aged people in the city: "You are willing to stay and welcome your officials, if you don't want to be a handyman and want to go home, you will bring ten cooking cakes to eat on the road later." ”

Huang Han said to Zheng Xiaowen: "Master Zheng, you immediately take a few people to register and make a register for those men outside the city, don't worry, there are many people there I know, and it is unlikely that any of them will be mixed with Dongnu spies." ”

He said to Pei Daneng and Song Pengfei again: "You open the door and let everyone enter the urn city, the necessary interrogation and screening still have to be done, this is a procedure, and it cannot be different from person to person." Xiao Song, bring the two people you took in a few days ago, they are also ordinary people near Pisces Village, and they should be able to know some people. ”

Liu Zhilun saw that Huang Han was so flexible, and he didn't break it with a smile, he was actually thinking about choosing a strong and strong person to join the army, and strive to cultivate a team of family members with the same heart and mind as himself.

On March 22, the third year of Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong had already recovered the people of Liaozhen, and he rushed back to the capital from Shanhaiguan with more than a dozen staff.

The old comrades were worried about national affairs, and during these days, they simply became firefighters, stabilized Zu Dashou's group of arrogant soldiers, and began to deploy to recover the lost territory.

The platform played right, Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty ordered the ministers to supervise the reinforcements of the towns, but this official is not more than the constraints of the military ministers, and adds to the constraints." In the wait-and-see of Wenchen, he increased his wait-and-see, and there was no big plan. It's better to stop pushing and be in charge of the generals. ”

This is actually Sun Chengzong's personal experience in the past few years, the imperial court has repeatedly used civilian officials to control the arrogant soldiers, but the result is counterproductive, resulting in people floating in things, and the generals are not trusted by the imperial court, and most of them do not contribute to work.

Chongzhen thought so, he was deceived by Yuan Chonghuan, a civilian official who had "five years of Pingliao", which led to the death of too many generals in Gyeonggi in the Later Jin Army, and he was also wary of the civilian clique at this time.

Chongzhen likes the upright and loyal Mangui, and does not hesitate to give the marquis exceptionally, the Ming Dynasty has not given the incumbent civil and military titles for one or two hundred years, and the chief military officer who is still leading the troops on the front line is so noble that it is rare to be named the Marquis of Dongping.

Mangui was squeezed out by Yuan Chonghuan when he was in Liaodong before, and was finally transferred out of Liaodong, while Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang were supported by a large amount of money and grain from Yuan.

However, facts speak louder than words, and Man Gui's death in battle for the country proved that he was a good man with iron bones, and Yuan Chonghuan's favored Zu Dashou and other generals actually fled when the imperial court urgently needed soldiers to solve their urgent needs.

People gather by group, and the loyal and brave man can't get into Yuan Chonghuan's eyes, but the villain Zu Dashou has been reused by Yuan, and the judgment is made. Chongzhen regretted in his heart that he had fallen for Yuan, which led to the erosion of state affairs to this point.

The emperor was thinking about whether to give some autonomy to the generals who dared to fight, and the last time there was no specific civilian commander of the "Red Banner Army", it was actually an attempt.